Babysitter sentenced to life in prison for sexual abuse of two children

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (FOX 26) - Louis Henry West, 55, has been convicted on two counts of indecency with a child and sentenced to life in prison.

An investigation by Harris County Sheriff’s Office began when a child West would babysit told her parents about the sexual abuse by West. During the investigation, a second child came forward. The two children were 7 and 10 years old.

West was indicted in June 2014. West is currently awaiting transfer in the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Detention Facility.